Prince Albert National Park Opens Northland Playground
The new Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan covers about 1400 square miles and can be reached by road from Prince Albert. Lake Waskesui lies roughly seventy miles north, with extensive lakes, streams, and wildlife including pelicans, cormorants, ducks, black bears, deer, and moose. The area, a gateway to western Canada’s hinterland, requires visitors to bring provisions and camping gear for living in the open.
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Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
North American
Horn
Prince Albert
Waskesui
Canada
Hudson Bay
Prince Albert Park
Christian Science Monitor
Immersion Trial Tests Sun God Claim in 1511
In Rio Guantaba Porto Rico native observers tested whether Spaniards were immortal like sun gods by holding an elderly nobleman underwater for six hours. The man died, an event cited as evidence against the immortality theory.
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Central America
Rio Guantaba
Porto Rico
Indiana
Cannibals Use Irrigation In New Guinea Discovery
A patrol officer visiting the Wampit watershed in New Guinea finds a surviving ancient culture co existing with cannibal practices. The cannibals who had not seen firearms completed a feast on war victims and built terraced irrigation with bamboo pipes and aqueducts for gardens 6000 feet above sea level. The note quotes a chandelier line about taking it lightly and dependence on applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wampit
New Guinea
Beginnings Of Life Questioned By Scientist
Dr D W Swann of Philadelphia warned that life’s origin remains unclear and may be due to chance rather than definite cause. He spoke at an American Chemical Society meeting, noting that while science can explain life’s workings it cannot define its beginning.
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D. W. Swann
Philadelphia
Swann
Barton Foundation Institute
American Chemical Society Institute
Heligoland Crumbling as Sand Dunes Require Maintenance
The North Sea island once given to Prussia and famed as a wartime fortress is eroding. Authorities plan a one million dollar program to stabilize dunes while protecting the harbor electric plant at risk from cliff collapses.
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North Sea
Britain
Prussia
Heligoland
From Field to Flour in Four Days Record Set
Ontario farmer Stuart Shouldice broke new ground by harvesting wheat, threshing Friday, and selling Saturday to a local milling firm. He earned $1.20 per bushel for 400 bushels, with the entire crop grading No 1.
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Stuart Shouldice
Ontario
North Grey
Shouldice
Medal proposed for Canadian Olympic stars
The Canadian Olympic Committee considers striking a medal to honor outstanding Olympic team members. Engravings would honor Percy Williams of Vancouver and Ethel Catherwood of Toronto on one side with a maple leaf on the reverse.
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Percy Willams
Vancouver
Ethel Catherwood
Toronto
Saskatchewan Livestock Co operative holds annual meeting at Moose Jaw
The Sas katchewan Livestock Co operative Marketing Association opened its annual meeting in Moose Jaw and reported a year of splendid growth with 1800 carloads of cattle handled in 1927. Also mentions a Khoadzin bird with feet on its wings and a warning to avoid discussing unknown topics.
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Saskatchewan Livestock Co-operative Marketing Association
Moose Jaw
The Golden Rule Shapes Conduct Across Times
The golden rule guides behavior as a timeless standard for moral duties. It frames actions toward others as a mirror of one’s own conduct.
The Toothache as a Necessary Evil
A wry note on discomfort turning into value. the piece argues that pain teaches resilience and prompts care, suggesting that toothache reveals hidden needs and motivates better habits. It treats dental distress as a temporary burden guiding self improvement.
Wonders Of the Ductless Glands From Dr Klein Remarks
Dr David Klein of Chicago described the wonders of ductless glands before the American Chemical Society in Chicago. He noted thyroxin from the thyroid and epinephrim from the suprarenal are isolated in pure form and discussed insulin pituitary and other extracts used medicinally and future discoveries while cautioning science has a long way to go.
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David Klein
Chicago
American Chemical Society
Klein
Dr. Klein
Hidden Siam capital Ayathia emerges from jungle after centuries
The ancient Siam capital Ayathia, concealed in dense jungle for four centuries, is revealed in archaeological findings that shed light on early royal rites and urban layout. Researchers from the National Museum describe gateway remains, ceremonial precincts, and tomb fragments unearthed near the old trade route.
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Siam
Ayathia
Raising Thrifty Heifer Calves
The Central Experimental Farm emphasizes careful rearing of first grade calves to promote steady growth. Calves start with mother's milk, then whole milk for weeks, then skim milk with porridge, plus dry grain and hay to build strength and feed efficiency.
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Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Animal Husbandman
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
BC Apples Attract Keen European Demand
British Columbia apples are highly regarded on European markets including Norway Denmark and Sweden. J Forsyth Smith Canadian Fruit Trade Commissioner in Liverpool notes special compliments to certain brands and says the limited offer from those countries makes Great Britain a key market. demand is strong and buyers should capitalize.
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British Columbia
J. Forsyth Smith
Liverpool
England
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Great Britain
German swimmer May stay in Canada if wins C.N.E. marathon
Ernest Vierkoetter, the German swimmer, may relocate to Canada if he wins the C.N.E. marathon this year. Kitchener is cited as the likely adoptive home and center of his land of adoption, as great novel readers are a modern novelty.
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Ernest Vierkoetter
Canada
Kitchener
Public must educate public opinion on prohibition
Delegates at a Williamstown Institute of Politics round table discussed prohibition and the impact of public opinion. Speakers outlined dry laws in Canada Sweden and England noting government control of liquor and the need to involve youth in the moral issue.
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Institute of Politics
Williamstown
Mass
Canada
Sweden
England
C. P. Fay
Toronto
The Physician Man of rare virtue and quiet courage
The passage praises physicians as above common men, noting their generosity discretion tact courage and heroic cheer in sick rooms. It argues they endure embarrassments while bringing air and cheer and often healing, shaping history’s view of the profession.
Socialist Moderation and Emigration Policy Shift
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes a deep change in Socialist methods as Ramsay MacDonald softens earlier emigration denunciations. It says the party accepts population fluidity as necessary, reflecting a broader constitutional approach. A separate item mentions French engineers Borcan and Aubry perfecting a self playing violin.
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Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
Edinburgh Scotsman
Government Controls Over Half of Algeria Railways
Government now controls more than half of Algeria's 2 716 miles of railways. A proverb notes a friend to himself has few friends and the mosquito bites the just and the unjust, reflecting universal fairness.
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Algeria
Indian Dream Story of Walking Buffalo at Banff
An account from George Maclean known as Walking Buffalo recounts a Morley Reserve vision explaining the buffalo, rainbow emblem, and protective powers. The tale ties to how Indian names and ceremonials origin from a Dream Story observed near Banff in the Canadian Rockies.
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Banff
George Maclean
Buffalo
George
Morley Reserve
Canadian Rockies
X Ray Plate Of Mummy At McGill Strathcona Museum
The Egyptian mummy Hawarael-Maktaa at McGill Strathcona Museum was X rayed by curator E Lionel Judah. The 25 to 40 year old woman from Fayoum shows a gold leaf mask and linen wrappings, with a normal skeleton revealed by the scan. The X ray aids study without unwrapping to avoid decomposition.
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Hawarael-Maktaa
McGill Strathcona Museum
E. Lionel Judah
McGill
Thomas Roddick
Fayoum
Egypt
Strathcona Museum
Hawara-el- Maktaa
Advertising blooms after war fuels global growth
The decade after the war shows vast expansion in advertising affecting all industries. It argues that quality production alone cannot reach the public without strategic publicity shaping industrial and commercial life.
Columbia Icefield Within Jasper National Park Boundaries
The 980 square mile extension to Jasper National Park in 1927 placed the Columbia icefield inside park boundaries. The icefield spans 125 miles and feeds many glaciers, set amid towering peaks in the Rockies. Mrs Snap recalls keeping the neighbors' parrot during their summer absence.
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Jasper National Park
Alberta
Columbia
Rockies
Literary men suffer writer's cramp in checks club tale
The fragment notes a Vienna scene with Die Muskete and a quip about writers' cramp from indorsing checks. A dialogue hints at an attempted expulsion and learning a trick, set in an old club mood.
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Emile Aubry
McGill University
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